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New Expressions & Buzzwords | 小屋族
Hut People
These are people who built huts on their own land, or open up tiny shops. Kits for building huts are now on sale. Rather than taking out a long-term loan to buy their own homes, these people want to live freely by reducing their living expenses.
自宅の
jitaku no
(their) own
敷地内
shikichinai
land
に
ni
on
小屋を
koya wo
huts
つくったり、
tsukuttari,
(who) built or
小さな
chiisana
tiny
お店を
omise wo
shop
始めたりする
hajime tari suru
open up
人たち
hito tachi
people
です。
desu.
(these) are
小屋を
koya wo
huts
つくる
tsukuru
(for) building
キット
kitto
kits
も
mo
[also]
販売されています。
hannbai sarete imasu.
are (now) on sale
このような人たちは
konoyouna hitotachi ha
these people
マイホームを
maiho-mu wo
(their) own homes
買って
katte
to buy
長期ローンを
chouki ro-nn wo
(a) long-term loan
払う
harau
taking out <paying>
より、
yori,
rather than
生活費を
seikatsuhi wo
(their) living expenses
減らして
herashi te
by reducing
気ままな
kimamana
freely
生活を
seikatsu wo
to live
のぞんでいます。
nozonde imasu.
want
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